Enrolment in secondary education, female in Brazil
Brazil: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 11.38 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Brazil, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female in Brazil is 11.38 million number, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Brazil peaked at 13.81 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.06 million number, in 1970.
That places Brazil 5th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.06 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.32 million number | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 2.85 million number | +23.0% |
| 1973 | 3.11 million number | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 4.16 million number | +34.1% |
| 2002 | 13.81 million number | +231.7% |
| 2003 | 12.73 million number | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 12.96 million number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 12.84 million number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 12.12 million number | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 12.23 million number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 12.19 million number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 12.12 million number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 12.02 million number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.83 million number | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 12.62 million number | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 12.24 million number | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 11.81 million number | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 11.76 million number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 11.50 million number | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 11.38 million number | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.90 million number | 2.06 million number | 4.16 million number | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.70 million number | 12.12 million number | 13.81 million number | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.92 million number | 11.38 million number | 12.62 million number | 9 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 696,748 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Brazil?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Brazil was 11.38 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 13.81 million number in 2002.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.06 million number in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.